62-CR-20-4503 Filed in District Court State of Minnesota STATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE 7/20/2020 At around 12:30 AM on July 17, 2020, Sergeant Graham was working a Safe and Sober patrol when he saw a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am bearing Minnesota license plates [] turn east onto Larpenteur Avenue from Dale Street, Saint Paul, Ramsey County at between 35-40 mph. The Grand Am’s tires loudly skid and the car began to lose control. Sergeant Graham initiated a traffic stop. The Grand Am’s driver, [], immediately got out of the car. [] stumbled back and forth and appeared to be very intoxicated. [] had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his person. [] eyes were watery and bloodshot. Sergeant Graham asked [] to step onto the curb since [] had stumbled and nearly fell. Instead, [] went towards the squad car. [] tensed up when Sergeant Graham grabbed his right arm. [] leaned his back against the squad, clenched his fists, and asked if Sergeant Graham was going to kill him. Sergeant Graham told [] he was not going to kill him, and he told [] to put his hands behind his back. [] came off the car and approached Sergeant Graham in an aggressive manner. [] weighs around 100 pounds more than Sergeant Graham. Sergeant Graham sprayed []’s face with ASR to no effect. [] punched Sergeant Graham’s face knocking him to the ground. Sergeant Graham’s head struck the pavement when he hit the ground. [] continued to punch Sergeant Graham. A car had to brake hard in order to not hit Sergeant Graham as he was in the roadway. Sergeant Graham managed to get to his feet. A Roseville Officer had arrived on the scene and deployed a taser on []. [] was taken into custody. [] spat at and continued to try to kick officers. [] told medics he had recently used PCP. Medics had to sedate [] to get him to stop resisting. [] was taken to the hospital and a sample of his blood was obtained via warrant. Sergeant Graham suffered a bloody nose from [] assault. Officers searched the Grand Am and recovered three bags of marijuana and a half-full can of Old English 800. [] has a prior DWI from 2008 and a gross misdemeanor criminal vehicular operation from 2011.